महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-24

गौतम्युवाच ।
नास्मिन्हते पन्नगे पुत्रको मे संप्राप्स्यते लुब्धक जीवितं वै ।
गुणं चान्यं नास्य वधे प्रपश्ये तस्मात्सर्पं लुब्धक मुञ्च जीवम् ॥२४॥

24. gautamyuvāca ,
nāsminhate pannage putrako me; saṁprāpsyate lubdhaka jīvitaṁ vai ,
guṇaṁ cānyaṁ nāsya vadhe prapaśye; tasmātsarpaṁ lubdhaka muñca jīvam.

24. Gautamī uvāca | na asmin hate pannage
putrakḥ me samprāpsyate lubdhaka jīvitam
vai | guṇam ca anyam na asya vadhe
prapaśye tasmāt sarpam lubdhaka muñca jīvam

24. Gautamī uvāca lubdhaka,
asmin pannage hate api,
me putrakḥ jīvitam na vai samprāpsyate.
ca asya vadhe anyam guṇam na prapaśye.
tasmāt lubdhaka,
sarpam jīvam muñca.

24. Gautami said: 'O hunter, my son will certainly not regain his life even if this serpent is killed. Furthermore, I see no other benefit in its killing. Therefore, O hunter, release this serpent alive.'

Words meanings summery:

• गौतमी (gautamī) - Gautami (a proper name, mother of Śvetaketu)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (serpent) (in this, on this, concerning this)

• हते (hate) - even if killed (in the killed one, for the killed one, when killed)

• पन्नगे (pannage) - in the serpent, concerning the serpent

• पुत्रकः (putrakaḥ) - my son (son (often used in an affectionate or diminutive sense))

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me (enclitic form of asmad)

• सम्प्राप्स्यते (samprāpsyate) - will regain (life) (will attain, will obtain, will reach)

• लुब्धक (lubdhaka) - O hunter (vocative) (hunter, fowler)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

• गुणम् (guṇam) - benefit, advantage (quality, virtue, attribute, merit, benefit)

• च (ca) - furthermore (and, also, moreover, furthermore)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another, different

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्य (asya) - of its (killing) (of this, his, its)

• वधे (vadhe) - in its killing (in the killing, in the slaying, at the execution)

• प्रपश्ये (prapaśye) - I see (present sense from optative) (I would see, I should see, I perceive)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• सर्पम् (sarpam) - serpent, snake

• लुब्धक (lubdhaka) - O hunter (vocative) (hunter, fowler)

• मुञ्च (muñca) - release, let go, set free, abandon

• जीवम् (jīvam) - alive (as a living creature) (alive, living, having life)

Words meanings and morphology

गौतमी (gautamī) - Gautami (a proper name, mother of Śvetaketu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Gautamī

Gautamī - Gautami

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (serpent) (in this, on this, concerning this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

हते (hate) - even if killed (in the killed one, for the killed one, when killed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a substantive referring to the killed creature. Forms a locative absolute construction with 'pannage'.

पन्नगे (pannage) - in the serpent, concerning the serpent

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving with feet' referring to crawling)

Compound of 'pat' (foot, stride) + 'ga' (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pan+naga)

• pat – foot, step
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'hate'.

पुत्रकः (putrakaḥ) - my son (son (often used in an affectionate or diminutive sense))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - son (diminutive/affectionate)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me (enclitic form of asmad)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

सम्प्राप्स्यते (samprāpsyate) - will regain (life) (will attain, will obtain, will reach)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of āp

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

लुब्धक (lubdhaka) - O hunter (vocative) (hunter, fowler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler, trapper

Root: lubh (class 4)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence; lived, alive

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Formed from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

गुणम् (guṇam) - benefit, advantage (quality, virtue, attribute, merit, benefit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit, advantage, string

च (ca) - furthermore (and, also, moreover, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of its (killing) (of this, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

वधे (vadhe) - in its killing (in the killing, in the slaying, at the execution)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, striking, destruction

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

प्रपश्ये (prapaśye) - I see (present sense from optative) (I would see, I should see, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'

सर्पम् (sarpam) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake; crawling

Derived from root sṛp (to crawl)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

लुब्धक (lubdhaka) - O hunter (vocative) (hunter, fowler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler, trapper

Root: lubh (class 4)

मुञ्च (muñca) - release, let go, set free, abandon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

जीवम् (jīvam) - alive (as a living creature) (alive, living, having life)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; a living being, soul

Derived from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarpam'.